Mission Statement

The Canadian Deafblind and Rubella Association-BC Chapter promotes the awareness and recognition of deafblindness and Intervention.

Mandate

We are a provincial organization that endeavours to:

• Promote public awareness of deafblindness as a unique disability and work towards official government recognition of deafblindness as a unique disability.
• Promote the philosophy of Intervention.
• Work with government and other agencies to initiate and promote the development of programs designed to provide Intervention for individuals who are deafblind.
• Support the service delivery component of the organization.
• Promote training in the areas of deafblindness and Intervention.
• Act as a resource in addressing the needs of individuals who are deafblind.